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If you hate sliding under the car and getting your hands covered with dirty oil or damaging the oil plug, I will show an easy way to construct your own oil extractor free! The most difficult DIY oil change is getting underneath the car to drain the old oil. Now that is no longer an issue and I also make the DIY super cheap (it’s free)! Please share it with your friends.

If your oil filter is not mounted on the top, you will probably have to slide underneath the vehicle anyway. Still, the extractor eliminates the difficulty of wrestling with a stubborn drain plug bolt. Also, removing the drain plug often means having hot oil gush onto your hand. The oil extractor makes the operation easy, but if you do decide to do the traditional way, we have a different video to make it a little easier for you: https://youtu.be/S0Ndn4rdBMg

Some people may question the advantages of this method. You may not get all the oil out, you may not remove all the debris out etc. The counter argument is: but the oil filter will hold most of the debris. The oil is changed hot which means the debris doesn’t really have time to settle. Plus no matter what you do , there is still oil left in the engine, oil left in the pan. What do you think? Is draining better? Do you get most oil out? Does 2 cups of oil left in the engine really matter? Post your thoughts in the comments below.

Does oil splash everywhere when the oil plug is opened? How can you quickly change the engine oil without special equipment? From jacking the car to effectively using a wrench, I will show you my tricks. I used a Subaru Forester as an example. You may modify it and adapt the ideas to other cars as well.

Most times the engine oil filter is not too hard to remove, but occasionally you may encounter a very difficult one. When that happens, if you can’t locate your best special oil filter wrench or you don’t have another driveable car to run to the store, this video should help you. It would be nice if you can make use of the tools you already have in your garage. Depending on what items you have and the kind of car you have, I will show you 4 different ways to remove a stuck engine oil filter. Again it should not cost you much. Note that your garage may have somewhat different items, in which case my video will inspire you to find your own solutions.

Note that tools for oil changing are not that expensive. However, if you can’t locate them or if you don’t DIY often, simple tools shown in this video could come in handy. If you do change your own engine oil often, then investing in better tools may not be a bad idea.

High definition video may help you see all of this better. This video is shot in the 4K UHD setting (if you have 4K TV, you may select this Youtube Setting/Quality).

To see the details of some of the tools I made, please watch the following videos:
The Cheapest Oil Change Using Zero-Cost DIY Tools – in 4K UHDhttps://youtu.be/aPYtICiotEc

Why is this the cheapest oil change in the world? Because it includes four different DIY tools you can make at zero cost. In this video, I listed these DIY tools as four challenges. If you can make something even cheaper, then I will have the utmost respect for you.

Note that tools for oil changing are not that expensive, however if you can’t locate them or if you don’t DIY often, simple tools shown in this video would come in handy. If you do change your own engine oil often, then investing in better tools may not be a bad idea.

High definition video may help you see all of this better. This video is shot in the 4K UHD setting (if you have 4K TV, you may select this Youtube Setting/Quality).

To see the details of some of the tools I made, please watch the following videos:
4 Ways To Remove An Oil Filter Without Special Tool, DIY – in 4K UHDhttps://youtu.be/QPVs03aZjmc

The Cheapest & Easiest Way To Detect A Faulty Sparkplug Cable
If your engine light is on, telling you the cylinder is misfiring, then there is a simple easy way to determine if the sparkplug cable is at fault. And it does not cost you a penny.